The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte CLEMENS JOHANNES MARIA DE VROOME ____________ Appeal No. 2005-2417 Application No. 09/999,660 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Clemens Johannes Maria de Vroome appeals from the examiner’s rejection (mailed October 9, 2003) of claims 1, 3-31, 33 and 34, all of the claims pending in the application. THE INVENTION The invention relates to “a method and a device for cooling . . . a printed paper web” (specification, page 1). Representative claims 1 and 4 read as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007